Animal Farm: Characters (OCR GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Napoleon's historical parallel
Napoleon's historical parallel
Stalin/totalitarian leaders
Meaning of 'Napoleon is always right'
Meaning of 'Napoleon is always right'
Cult of personality & blind loyalty
Napoleon's whip symbolism
Napoleon's whip symbolism
Transformation from revolutionary to tyrant
Snowball's historical parallel
Snowball's historical parallel
Trotsky
Snowball's windmill vision represents
Snowball's windmill vision represents
Idealism & belief in technological progress
Social class Boxer represents
Social class Boxer represents
Working class
Boxer's personal motto
Boxer's personal motto
"I will work harder"
Boxer's tragic flaw
Boxer's tragic flaw
Blind faith/inability to see pigs' betrayal
Squealer represents
Squealer represents
Propaganda machine in totalitarian state
Squealer's described ability
Squealer's described ability
"Turn black into white"
Old Major's ideological parallel
Old Major's ideological parallel
Marxist ideology
Old Major's principle: men vs animals
Old Major's principle: men vs animals
"All men enemies, all animals comrades"
Benjamin represents which group
Benjamin represents which group
Sceptics in society
Mollie represents which social class
Mollie represents which social class
Bourgeoisie
Mr. Jones symbolises
Mr. Jones symbolises
Corrupt & ineffective leadership/old regime